LEAVE IT TO BEAVER Star Frank Bank Dies at 71

TVGuide.com reports that Frank Bank, who starred on the classic sitcom LEAVE IT TO BEAVER has passed away on Saturday, April 13. He was 71. The actor portrayed Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford on the 1957-1963 situation comedy series.

Series star Jerry Mathers commented, "Lumpy was the ultimate bully, but Frank was a very, very kind and gentle person and a very good actor to play it so well. The show was about all the people you knew growing up and throughout your life, and Frank brought that perspective to the show."

Later in life, Bank was a bond broker in Los Angeles. His autobiography, Call Me Lumpy: My Leave It To Beaver Days and Other Wild Hollywood Life, was published in 1997. He is survived by his wife Rebecca, four daughters, and five grandchildren.